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For the third time in as many games against tall NBA prospects, the 6-11 Smith neutralized his opponent and allowed Butler to win. The 6-11 Muscala was limited to nine points on 4-of-17 shooting in Bucknell's 68-56 loss in the NCAA tournament Thursday.

Smith scored 12 of his 14 points in the final 10 minutes. His career-high 16 rebounds are the most ever by a Butler player in the NCAA tournament. (The previous record was 12, by Jeff Blue against Bowling Green in 1962 and Matt Howard against Wisconsin in ...